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Three most popular Git workflows

May 6, 2019 May 6, 2019 05/6/19
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Coding has evolved from incubators to online hubs which allow for remote coding. The size of applications has become increasingly difficult for a single person to code. Experts in various coding areas, therefore, converge on the virtual platform in order to contribute to the more massive code repository.

Consider This When Planning your TFS to Azure DevOps Migration

March 8, 2019 Mar 8, 2019 03/8/19
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Depending on what version of TFS you intend to migrate and what features you are using, there are a few things that in my opinion are “major” considerations because they have the potential of adding scope to your migration efforts. While you will find out about them as you read through the official migration guide, I believe there is value to knowing these things prior to embarking in such journey. 

Preserving Date Modified on Files Deployed via Build/Release Pipelines

March 2, 2019 Mar 2, 2019 03/2/19
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I was working on a DevOps scenario that involved automating the deployment of batch process files from one server to one or more other servers. To accomplish this, I created a build pipeline to collect certain files from the staging location and store them as Build Artifacts. I then created a release pipeline to ask for deployment approval and then deploy the build artifacts to servers in other environments.

Move or Clone TFS from one hardware to another in TFS 2017/2018

February 25, 2019 Feb 25, 2019 02/25/19
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Prior to Team Foundation Server (TFS) 2017, moving or cloning of a TFS instance required manual preparation and configuration of existing instance’s backups. You can now configure your restored databases completely through the application tier. This blog walks through the new process to demonstrate how to restore and configure an instance of TFS to new hardware.

Using Azure CloudShell as a Dev Sandbox

February 19, 2019 Feb 19, 2019 02/19/19
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Being able to create, develop, test, and deploy an application to Azure AND commit to source control with no tooling other than a browser is pretty powerful. This example was with .NET but there are tons of languages supported in CloudShell.